Hyperpage

@etc I just tweeted @rrhoover about a plant identifying app from last week that was a total scam. Seems this is going to be a recurring trend of shit making its way into PH. Also same deal. Hunted and made by same person.

@itsthisjustin sorry, I miss many of my Twitter mentions now days. Are you referring to this app? I'd recommend adding a comment or review if the app doesn't work as advertised so others are made aware.

@rrhoover yeah that’s the one. I think there becomes kind of an ethical or positioning question though. PH has a duty to its users. This isn’t something that should be pushed off on the community to police. It’s kind of the same conversation happening right now with Twitter spam. If you’re not going to have a completely open platform where anyone can post to the front page, then someone should be vetting products before PH features them. It took 2 seconds for me to see that Plant app was trash and the reviews were fake. I come to PH BECAUSE it’s always been a source of solid products that the community loved. To see stuff like this continually show up just means I now have to think twice before I hit that Get It button.

@itsthisjustin I appreciate the feedback, Justin! We’ll explore more scalable ways to address issues like you’re describing.

@akingcreative good thing they specialize in hosting, not designing.

@akingcreative @mmcspiritt That's an awful attitude to have though. That's like saying your plumber can come to your house on a golf cart, shirtless & chewing tobacco. Just because he specializes in fixing pipe doesn't mean they don't still have to worry about appearance and professionalism.

@itsthisjustin not sure if you caught the sarcasm. Either way, Hyperpage probably shouldn't have this many up votes

@mmcspiritt ha no I definitely didn’t catch it. I was already on a tirade for this and similar crap being so highly upvoted. #russianbots